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Obituaries: August 6-12, 2010

Obituaries
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August 4, 2010

Jerome Alperstein died May 23 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Susan (Bennett) Abosch; sons, Alexander (Deb) and Joseph; and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Judith Karl Anderson died May 24 at 71. She is survived by her husband, Mel; son, Andy Raffles; parents, Harry and Ruth Lamb; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Leonard A. Bellenson died May 25 at 80. He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughters, Eden and Marlayne; son, Joel; and one grandchild. Mount Sinai 

Steven Berger died May 23 at 57. He is survived by his wife, Randi; daughter, Sarah; and son, Max. Hillside

Loretta Bloomfield died May 21 at 78. She is survived by her husband, Allen; daughter, Yvonne (Ted Alpert) Emus; son, Ira (Robyn) Emus; and two grandchildren. Mount Sinai

George A. Brenner died May 24 at 64. He is survived by his wife, Maxine; daughters, Alison (Chet) Kronenberg and Carrie; three grandchildren; and brothers, Michael (Bernae) and Raymond (Marion). Mount Sinai

Isaac Caraco died May 25 at 94. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; daughters, Nancy (Sydney) Head and Elyse (Bruce) Miller; son, Ralph (Elda); and sister, Esther Varon. Malinow and Silverman

Leroy Chertok died May 21 at 73. He is survived by his daughter, Lori; son, Robert (Jolene); one grandchild; and sister, Susan (Jerry) Hamburg. Mount Sinai

Enid M. Codron died May 22 at 72. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; sons, Art (Ann) and Stuart (Sherrie); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Paul S. Conn died May 22 at 87. He is survived by his daughter, Debora (Mark) Ryan; sons, Steven (Ziona) and Mark; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Lillian R. Crane died May 22 at 91. She is survived by her son, Edmund (Maribeth) Scharlach; and one grandchild. Mount Sinai

Arnold Diener died May 25 at 75. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; daughter, Jackie; son, Jay (Vera); one grandchild; and sister, Lila Shaps. Hillside

Marilyn Erhardt died May 22 at 85. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; daughter, Wendy (Craig) Harrison; son, Terry (Judy); and four grandchildren. Malinow and Silverman

Evelyn Fox died May 24 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; daughter, Cheryl (Bryan Frazer) Fox-Frazer; sons, Elden (Janet) and Cary (Meredith); six grandchildren; and six sisters and brothers. Mount Sinai

Rose Gaven died May 25 at 84. She is survived by her husband, Leon; sons, Seth (Marcia) and Matthew (Robin); and four grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Harold “Hal” Gelman died May 23 at 89. He is survived by his wife, Claire; daughters, Hilarie (Gregg) Steele and Sherry (Stephen) Kennedy; son, Mitchell; two grandchildren; sister, Marcia (Lloyd) Weitzman; and sister-in-law, Susan Kennedy. Mount Sinai

Lea Holz died May 25 at 95. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Holz Valle; son, Rick; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillside

Katherine King died May 24 at 59. She is survived by her nephew, David Stickeny. Malinow and Silverman

Harold John Lewin died May 22 at 82. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; daughters, Joan Wiener and Donna; son, Richard; and two grandchildren. Hillside

Maureen Liner died May 21 at 41. She is survived by her parents, Morton and Judith; and brother, Heath. Malinow and Silverman

Donald Moses died May 24 at 79. He is survived by his stepbrother, Howard Richmond. Hillside

Marilyn Moskowitz died May 23 at 82. She is survived by her daughter, Randy Ross; and son, Lawrence. Hillside

Shirley P. Page died May 20 at 94. She is survived by her daughter, Carole; son, Terry; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Hillside

Steven Leslie Pollock died May 22 at 45. He is survived by his daughter, Lauren; mother, Phyllis; sister, Randy; and brothers, Robert and Gary (Laura). Hillside

Mary Rauch died May 24 at 95. She is survived by her son, Russell. Sholom Chapels

Judith Ruby died May 22 at 63. She is survived by her husband, Frederick; daughter, Jennifer (Toby Glik) Ruby-Glik; and son, Matthew. Mount Sinai

Betty Savin died May 24 at 87. She is survived by her daughter, Adina; sons, Matthew (Aimee) and Michael David (Ernestina); five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hillside

Frances Singer died May 26 at 92. She is survived by her daughter, Dorea Harmon; son, Neil (Sharon) Harmon; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Esther Costales. Hillside

Dinah Smith died May 22 at 83. She is survived by her husband, Murry; daughter, Melanie (John) Bronstein; sons, Daniel and Jeremy; eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Hillside

Ruth Sorkin died May 24 at 97. She is survived by her son, Jerome (Rika). Malinow and Silverman

Jessie Grossman Todd died May 24 at 86. She is survived by her daughter, Elsie; son, David; one grandchild; and brother, Myer Grossman. Hillside

Betty Weinstein died May 24 at 84. She is survived by her sons, Alan (Dorina) and Mitch; seven grandchildren;  and two great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai

Marvin Weinstein died May 23 at 83. He is survived by his daughter, Rusty (Tim) Gootkin; sons, Ray (Ricky) and Richard (Vicki); and five grandchildren. Mount Sinai

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